Show department OF COMMERCE KE BUREAU OF FISHERIES washington RICH COUNTY kisi kisil l gime GAME CLU CLUB 13 GARDEN CITY UTAH dear sir i la in accordance with the information contained in your application tor for fish rainbow trout will be for the waters which you dere to stock the of this species occurs may to october and if there ore sufficient fish your consignment will be forwarded when shipments are made to your vicinity during that period applications are filled in the order in which received you will be given advance notice of the exact time and date of delivery livery as soon us ns that Is determined upon full directions for the preparations necessary forthe for the receipt and care caio oj of the fish until plant planted eid in tle the waters to which destined are printed on the reverse side of this sheet should it be impossible to deliver the fish as indicated above you will be duly notified noti fled and your application will be continued onalle on file and will at the next distribution receive prior attention over applicants of more recent date very truly yours HENRY Y commissioner instructions instruction S tine tho shipment the fish will be shipped to the ralI railroad road station that has been designated by the applicant and will arrive either in thu the baggage car under care of an agent of the bureau or in ono one of the bureaus in special fish cars attached to it a passenger train the applicant will be advised in which car to expect his fish cars ate are hau hauled ledat at elther cither end of a train but usually at tile the tear lear any clean vessels of th tha required capacity may be used tor for receiving the shipment the ordinary 10 allon mills mill can thoroughly cleansed is suitable provided the cover is not airtight air tight or a barrel will serve in place ot of several smaller vessels sacking backing or cheese cloth may be used ov over receptacles having no covers or in place huvers th otare al air tight 1 the e receptacles should be in ness uncovered ered aud and empty on tb the e platform where tl the lecAr car ok of this bureau burea ll 11 orl or bagga baggage ge car Is I 1 expected t to i stop slob fo for ir the fish filst be transferred to the v vessels quickly without delaying the train beyond the time it ordinarily stops if no have hake been bean provided the fish will not flot be delivered nor will they be delivered though the receptacles are in readiness nes unless the applicant or his represents tave is on hand to care for them and sign the required aired receipt unless due provision shall have been made to re belve and properly care for the fish they will not be taken from the train transporting from railroad station to point of deposit fish breathe a air 1 a a re swa soon exhaust the oxygen when the water la Is not in motion F for or this reason thel the should be hurried immediately Immediate li to the waters in widen which they are to be planted the jolting of the cans cans in a moving wagon will ordinarily cause sufficient splashing to aerate the water and a rough road is not objectionable if the cans contain enough water to prevent the fish from being brul bruised sed should delay be unavoidable however the fish must not be allowed to tand without attention in such a case and likewise in travel ovar over a smooth road it if the fish glie give evidence of suffering by als inar in frequently to the surface the witter water must be aerated by dippong and letting it fall from a height of about two to feet this process being repeated three or four times every few minutes A long handled dipper dapper should be for purpose a Is cautioned not to alow allow the fish to stand on the depot platform at all times to shelter them from the sun and not to attempt to hold tham overnight if several hours houra elapse before the fish reach their final destination and there 03 probability that the water in the cans will become considerably warmer than it was at the time of the transfer than from the train it is hd ad to put in 1 a small quantity of ice the temperature may in all cases be kept more eveia even by wrapping the cans A wet sacking planting the fish on arrival at the point ot of deposit some of the water in tho the cans should be poured off and replaced with water wafer from the stream or lake that is to receive me 0 fish this process procesa beling repeated nt intervals until the water tn in the cana la 19 of the same temperature as aa that in which the elsh are to be planted the change should be gradual not leg lea than halt an hour being consumed in modifying the temperature 10 degree in a stream it is best to deposit ft it fw fv fish in la a place as near na as possible to the headwaters or in small tributaries tributa ries in a pond the fish should be scattered lik in shallow places where i flugl flU fl the water la is not stagnant wf or near the qi of the water supply it la Is well 01 to chose where there rheid re 0 water plants 14 h I 1 |